------- Comment #3 from jakub at gcc dot gnu dot org 2008-11-11 21:18 ------- There were many changes, mainly from Jan, in that time range that could have caused it. The most likely thing I'd say is that the basic blocks where those functions are called are considered by gcc to be cold and thus considers inlining it not desirable.
-- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38074